This after hundreds of thousands of rands were allegedly stolen during an armed robbery at the Pavilion last month.

Trauma counselling has been offered to staff and customers at the Pavilion Shopping Centre following after a man allegedly shot his girlfriend, police confirmed.

Captain Thulani Zwane told The Citizen that charges of murder and inquest had been opened for investigations by Westville police.

“It is alleged that today, at approximately 12pm, a 25-year-old woman was allegedly shot by her 27-year-old boyfriend, who then turned a gun on himself in one of the shops at Westville Pavilion after an argument,” said Zwane.

“Circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.”

Twitter users react to the shooting:

Just heard that a man just shot his girlfriend and then himself at Sissy Boy at the Pavillion in Durban. Absolutely terrible!!